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INDIA

India is 2India is 2ndnd largest producer of largest producer of sugarcane sugarcane next to Brazilnext to Brazil

4 million hectares land

70 tonnes per hectare

India single largest producers of traditional cane sugar Sweetners, Khandsari and Gur

Various Products from Sugarcane

Sugarcane

Gur Molasses Baggasses

-Most popular in India

- Its used in Ayurvedic medicine

- Used as cattle food- Used in alcohol industries- Used in production of ethanol

-Used as replacement of coal in specialized boilers- Used to produced elctricity- Used for producing paper and ceiling

SituationSituation

Agriculture perspective• Around 355,520,000 tones per year

• 35 million farmers

• 46% - White Crystal 42% - Khandsari/Gur 10% - Juice

• 2.2 percent of country's total cropped area.

• 25,000 kg of water to produce 100 kg

of sugarcane.

• FAO report sharp shortfall of sugarcane in 2009.

World Sugar Balance

2008/09(min tonne, raw value)

2007/2008(min tonne, raw value)

Production 161.527 168.611

Consumption 165.801 162.241

Industrial Perspective

Sugar is Rs. 30,000 crore industry.

50 million employment generated by 571 sugar factories.

2006 to 2008, 9.5 million tonnes of sugar exported.

•ISMA, sugar production in 2008-09 is decline by 43 per cent to 14.7 million tones from 26.4 million tones in the previous year

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Ethanol in Brazil

• Brazil is 2nd largest producer of ethanol.

• In 2008 Brazil produced 24.5 billion litres of ethanol

• 37.3% of world’s total ethanol used as fuel.

• 45% Brazilian vehicles uses ethanol.

2008 statistics

Country Sugarcane production in tonnes

Production of Ethanol in gallons

Brazil 514,079,729 6,472.2

India 355,520,000 66.0

• With second largest in sugarcane India can produce around gallons per year.

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• India imports 70% of its annual crude petroleum required which is approx. 110 million tons.

• Expenditure on crude purchase is in the range of Rs 1600 billion per year.

• Ethanol made from sugar cane would be "100% green".• Ethanol reduces emissions of carbon monoxide, toxic chemicals -

resulting in better overall air quality.

ProblemsProblems

Agricultural perspective• Water is major problem.• Farmers who have ready

access to cash or credit,

irrigation and water supply,

fertilizer and pesticides

can farm sugarcane.

• In Maharastra - 60% of water is used to irrigate 500,000 hectares of sugarcane

- This means other crops get little water or no water at all.

India current sugar season with production 16-16.5 million tonnes, whereas demand is at 22 million tonnes,

Larger part of the sugar cane was used for making gur .

Industrial Perspective

The country has contracted to import 3.8 million tonnes of sugar so far 1.8 million tonnes have arrived

Old and inefficient methods of production.

Transport delay

Maximise the use of baggase.

Company Stock price Jan 01 2009

Stock price Sep 01 2009

Increase

Shri Renuka Sugars 74.55 203.75 173%

Balaji Hindustan 74.10 184.25 149%

India's cost of sugar production is one-fourth of that in Europe.

India is the fourth lowest cost sugar producers

SolutionsSolutions

Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI)

Improving the productivity of land, water, and labour

reduce crop duration, providing factories a longer crushing season

produce at least 20% more sugarcane while reducing water by 30% and chemical inputs by 25%.

Farmers Innovation(Suresh Desai)

75% water reduction, without use of chemicals and pesticides.

40 tonnes per acre can be raised to 60 tonnes

Only 300 members in his club with approximately 1,500 acres of land.

‘water channels (three)

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water channels (two)’

Growing Biodynamic Sugar cane in India

Growing sugar cane amongst rice paddy and vegetable crops

Developed a way to open up canes to allow more light , plus increase production for a smaller plant out.

Decrease water wastage, kill monoculture, provide extra income.

Government

Government declared the new policy on August 20,1998 licenses for new factories, which shows that there will be no sugar factory in a radius of 15 km.

Setting up of Indian Institute of Sugar Technology at Kanpur

In 1982, the sugar development fund was set up for modernization of the industry.

Indian Government on Sugar Industry

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